goldsmith
/ˈɡəʊldsmɪθ/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈoldsmˌɪθ] /ˈɡəʊldsmɪθ/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡˈoldsmˌɪθ] /ˈgōl(d)-ˌsmith/ (ame, mw)
goldsmith — 名詞
- goldsmithsingular
- goldsmithsplural
1. a skilled craftsperson whose trade is shaping gold into jewellery, rings, orname
金匠；金飾匠
以黃金打造首飾或器物的工匠
a skilled craftsperson whose trade is shaping gold into jewellery, rings, ornaments, or similar small items, often by hammering, soldering, and polishing in a small workshop.
Ngozi apprenticed for six years with a goldsmith in Lagos before opening her own shop.
Ngozi 在拉哥斯跟著一位金匠當了六年學徒，才開了自己的店。
apprenticed with a goldsmith — typical training pattern
The goldsmith heated a thin gold sheet and tapped it into a ring.
那位金匠把一片薄薄的金片加熱，再敲打成一只戒指。
concrete workshop verbs: heated, tapped
Hannah took her broken pendant to a goldsmith on Bridge Street for repair.
Hannah 把她斷掉的墜子拿去橋街一位金匠那裡修理。
Mateus inherited tools from his grandfather, a goldsmith who had worked in Porto.
Mateus 從祖父那裡繼承了工具；祖父曾在波多當金匠。
Tourists in the old quarter often watch goldsmiths shaping wedding bands behind tall glass windows.
舊城區的遊客常常隔著高大的玻璃窗，看金匠們打造結婚戒指。
- jeweller
broader — sells or makes any precious-metal jewellery, not gold-specific
- metalsmith
general term covering any metal, not restricted to gold
- silversmith
parallel craft, but works in silver rather than gold
文法句型
a goldsmith + relative clause
the goldsmith's workshop
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'jeweller': a goldsmith physically makes or repairs gold items, while a jeweller may only sell them. Often appears in compounds such as 'goldsmith's workshop' or 'goldsmith's hammer'.